OVERVIEW of the DISTRICT ATTORNEY S OFFICE 14 th Judicial District July 2018

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1 OVERVIEW of the DISTRICT ATTORNEY S OFFICE 14 th Judicial District July

2 MISSION We support community safety through fair and ethical prosecution of criminal offenders. CORE PRINCIPLES Service -- Treating all with dignity and respect Excellence Strive for the highest level of professionalism and effectiveness in all that we do 2

3 STAFFING CHANGES Team Members 20 total (18.2 FTE +.6 FTE Routt only) 9 Attorneys Moved 1 senior attorney from Grand to Moffat Additional Prosecution Fellow starts Fall 2018 will be assigned to Grand (state-funded so not counted in FTEs) 1 Investigator NO CHANGE 10 Administrative Team Members (includes 3 part-time, one is a single-county funded parttime position) Promoted a team member to a supervisory admin position to float to all 3 offices Eliminated 1 Full-Time Admin in Routt Moved a part-time position in Moffat to full time but splitting time between Moffat and Routt 3

4 STAFFING Moffat County (10 total) 4 Attorneys 5 Admin Team (1 FT split time between Moffat/Routt; 2 supervisors) 1 Investigator Routt County (7 total) 4 Attorneys, 3 Admin Team (2 part-time with 6FTE Routt funded only) Grand County (3 total) 1 Attorney 2 Admin Team (1 PT) Additional Prosecution Fellow starting Fall 2018 (state-funded so not counted in total staffing) 4

5 2017/18 Budget Anticipated unspent 2017 money to be returned in 2018 Moffat $29,000 Routt $59,000 Grand $35,000 *Subject to completion of annual audit Budgeting for vehicles Added a capital outlay line item for vehicle replacement in 2018 to operating costs for each county (total $30,000) Appears in 2019 operating costs Otherwise operating costs unchanged 5

6 2019 BUDGET Proposed 3% Salary Increase Requesting 3% salary increase for all employees except the DA Last raise was 2016 Essential for long-term stability of office to stay competitive, especially for attorneys. Total salary increase is $27,414 plus FICA, $2096 = $29,510 Moffat: $ FICA $524 = $ Routt: $12, FICA $985 = $13, Grand: $ FICA $587 = $8262,92 Alternative: Allow carry-over of some unspent funds from personnel budget to next FY? Explore legality, limits, flexibility 6

7 2018/2019 BUDGET 18 Pers 19 Pers 1 18 Op 19 Op 2 18 Total 19 Total Moffat (25%) $390,124 $397,502 $59,100 $59,100 $449,224 $456,602 Routt (47%) Grand (28%) 733, ,302 64,700 64, , , , ,201 61,200 $61, , ,401 Total $1,560,494 $1,590,005 $185,000 $185,000 $1,745,494 $1,775,005 NOTE 1: Adds 3% salary increase NOTE 2: In 2018 we added a capital outlay line item to operating costs to begin replacing vehicles on a regular cycle. 7

8 TECHNOLOGY UPDATE Info. Tech. Needs E-Discovery. As of 5/1/17, no longer collecting revenue for discovery Still insufficient bandwidth to deliver E- discovery 5 agencies using Evidence.com as web platform for storage and dissemination of video IT support solution for E-discovery. Not resolved IT hardware solution for E-discovery. Waiting until bandwidth issue is resolved 8

9 2018 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Major Convictions Miguel Diaz-Martinez (Routt) -- sentenced to 50 years prison for sex trafficking (February 2018). Johnnie Ellifritz (Moffat) -- jury convicted of 3 counts of sexual assault on a child in February Sentenced to 13 years to life in prison (June 2018). Rachel Niemeyer (Moffat) -- jury convicted of 2d degree murder in May 2018, sentencing on July 31,

10 2018 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Major Convictions Feliz Cervantez (Grand) pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and vehicular assault, sentencing July 19, Melvin Newton (Moffat & Routt) -- in Moffat, pleaded guilty to distribution of drugs and possession of a weapon by a previous offender, sentenced to 22 years in prison. In Routt, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute drugs, sentenced to 16 years in prison concurrent with Moffat case. 10

11 2018 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Major Convictions Tanner Sholes (Moffat & Routt) -- Numerous cases. In Moffat, pleaded guilty to felony eluding and possession of a weapon by a previous offender, sentenced to 5 years in prison. 11

12 2018 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Grand Jury Grand Jury empaneled, started hearing cases in June. Critical Incident Team No critical incident call outs in 2018 (so far). 12

13 NOTABLE CASES (Grand) Jerrold Orban Retaliation against Judge Hoak, found incompetent, remanded to State Hospital. Pending. Brandon Wilson Pleaded guilty to vehicular assault, DUI and careless driving causing death. Sentencing on September 6, Derek Dulac Pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault (DJS) and two counts of third degree assault. Sentenced to 4 years intensive sex offender probation, 8 years of probation on the two third assault charges, register as a sex offender. 13

14 NOTABLE CASES (Grand) Neil Patel Pleaded guilty to 2d degree burglary with a 4 year DJS, also pleaded guilty to marijuana distribution (misd.) with 2 years of probation. Dirk Murray Pleaded guilty to felony DUI, possession of a weapon by previous offender, and 3 wildlife offenses. Sentenced to 2 years in prison. Amanda Stradley Charged with felony forgery, misdemeanor official misconduct and theft. Pending. Next hearing July 17,

15 NOTABLE CASES (Moffat) Justin Folley -- Sexual Exploitation of a Child. Was a teacher. Jury trial scheduled for August. James Vaughan/Kaylee Carson Child abuse with SBI. Vaughan set for jury trial in June, Carson in September. Joshua Flaharty Pleaded guilty to 2d degree assault and received 9 years in prison; PG to solicitation of 1 st degree perjury and received 3 years prison. 15

16 NOTABLE CASES (Moffat) Home Invasion/Burglary/False Imprisonment/Armed Assault Danae Hicks Pleaded guilty 2d degree assault, received a 42 month sentence to Community Corrections (CAPS). Failed at CAPS and was remanded to prison. Ezequiel Chavez -- Pleaded guilty to burglary and 3 rd degree assault, pending sentencing July 23, Nate Williams, the ringleader, pending jury trial in January Dominic Colangelo, pending arraignment in district court on July

17 NOTABLE CASES (Moffat) James Madsen Pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child and unlawful sexual contact. Sentencing on July 23, he will receive between 4-8 years in prison and intensive sex offender probation after he gets out. Thomas Payne Charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs (arrested with 2.3 kilos of Meth), Habitual Offender, mandatory 64 year prison sentence if convicted. 17

18 NOTABLE CASES (Routt) Michael McGrath Grand jury indicted for child abuse causing SBI. Jury trial set for August. Noah Block ran over girlfriend with car 2x. Jury trial set for September. Dustin Dike picked up new burglary and domestic violence cases while on furlough from prior sentences. Pending. Quinn Falzon Pleaded guilty to felony theft. Sentenced to 7 years of probation. 18

19 NOTABLE CASES (Routt) Ryan Ydo Pleaded guilty to 2d degree assault and 3d degree assault. Sentenced to 2 years of county jail and 6 years of probation. Derek Kettle, John Henderson, Hailey Allen Arrested on June 21 with over ½ pound of meth and over an ounce of heroin. Pending. 19

20 CASE LOAD 16 Felony 17 Felony Misd 17 Misd Felony 1 Misd 1 Traffic 17 Traffic Juv 17 Juv 18 Traffic 1 Juv 1 Moffat trials trials 2 2 trials trials trial trials trials trial 41 0 trials 29 0 trials 4 0 trials Routt trials trial 75 1 trial trials trials trials trials trials 23 0 trials 21 0 trials 4 0 trials Grand ** 81 1 trial trials 51 0 trials trials trial trials trial trial 3 0 trials 5 0 trials 2 0 trials TOTAL trials trials* trials trials trials trials trials 4 11 trials 4 6 trials 67 0 trials 55 0 trials 10 0 trials Note stats as of June 4, 2018 Note FTA morning of trial Note FTAs morning of trial Note Traffic and misdemeanor trials combined under Misdemeanors. 20

21 Felony Cases Moffat Routt Grand Total

22 FELONY TRENDS Significant upward trend in felony cases Overall 60%, Drug cases 56% Misc. 120% Moffat 78% Routt 55% Grand 30% Is greater than the state-wide average increase in felony filings % 22

23 Misdemeanor Cases Moffat Routt Grand Total

24 Traffic Cases Moffat Routt Grand Total

25 Juvenile Cases Moffat Routt Grand Total

26 2018 Grand Felonies (YTD) by Type Misc, 16, 31% Drugs, 18, 35% Property, 9, 18% Sex Asslt, 0, 0% Violence, 8, 16% Drugs Violence Sex Asslt Property Misc 26

27 GRAND FELONIES BY TYPE 2016 Grand Felonies Drugs, 3, 4% 2017 Grand Felonies Misc, 31, 42% Violence, 24, 33% Misc, 42, 36% Drugs, 35, 30% Property, 15, 20% Sexual Assault, 1, 1% Drugs Violence Sexual Assault Property Misc Property, 23, 19% Violence, 15, 13% Sex Asslt, 3, 2% Drugs Violence Sex Asslt Property Misc 27

28 Grand Felonies By Type (YTD) (YTD) 2018 (YTD)

29 2018 Moffat Felonies (YTD) by Type Misc, 41, 31% Drugs, 45, 34% Property, 35, 26% Sex Asslt, 2, 1% Drugs Violence Sex Asslt Property Misc Violence, 11, 8% 29

30 MOFFAT FELONIES BY TYPE 2016 Moffat Felonies 2017 Moffat Felonies Misc, 75, 27% Drugs, 115, 41% Misc, 112, 35% Drugs, 147, 46% Property, 41, 14% Sexual Assault, 5, 2% Violence, 46, 16% Drugs Violence Sexual Assault Property Misc Property, 32, 10% Sex Asslt, 3, 1% Violence, 24, 8% Drugs Violence Sex Asslt Property Misc 30

31 Moffat Felonies By Type (YTD) (YTD) 2018 (YTD)

32 2018 Routt Felonies (YTD) by Type Drugs, 13, 17% Misc, 28, 37% Violence, 17, 23% Property, 15, 20% Sex Asslt, 2, 3% Drugs Violence Sex Asslt Property Misc 32

33 ROUTT FELONIES BY TYPE 2016 Routt Felonies 2017 Routt Felonies Misc, 31, 26% Drugs, 31, 25% Misc, 48, 27% Drugs, 50, 28% Property, 30, 25% Violence, 24, 20% Sexual Assault, 5, 4% Drugs Violence Sexual Assault Property Misc Property, 44, 25% Sex Asslt, 3, 2% Violence, 31, 18% Drugs Violence Sex Asslt Property Misc 33

34 Routt Felonies By Type (YTD) (YTD) 2018 (YTD)

35 350 District-Wide Felonies By Type (YTD) (YTD) 2018 (YTD)

36 MISCELLANEOUS In 2021, raise salary for DA Unchanged since 2009 Make competitive with similar positions (District Judges, County Attorneys, Regional Public Defender) 36

37 QUESTIONS? 37

38 SERVING MOFFAT, ROUTT AND GRAND COUNTIES Moffat County Building 221 W. Victory Way #302 Craig, Colorado Routt County Justice Center 1955 Shield Drive Steamboat Springs, Colorado Grand County Justice Center 307 Moffat Ave Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado